I wouldn't say "mastered". "Vaguely competent", perhaps. Once I can make even stitches loose enough to feed along the needles without having to jam it all from the end, and I've made something more complicated... then maybe mastered.
It's just knits and purls. Save amazing for if I every bother doing something shaped, with cables and bobbles and all those weird pattern stitches. Gotta have something to work up to, after all.
See, when your stitches are so tight you can't feed them along your needles, cables are a pain. Counting stuff, on the other hand... that's, like, what I do. It's math - who doesn't love math?
Admittedly, as mentioned, I miscounted at least a handful of times and had to go back to fix things several rows later.
...my first knitting project was a rather crap scarf. I now feel suitably ashamed of my early efforts (and seriously impressed by yours).
I'm pretty sure I have a Ravelry account, I'll have to see if I can remember my username so I can stalk you there. Seriously, that's an awesome First Actual Knitting Project!
I found the pattern online, and it was, frankly, irresistible. One thing I've found, getting into a bunch of different crafts, is that I have to commit to doing something cool. If I commit to doing something cool, I'm invested in getting it just right, because otherwise, I will ruin the coolness of the thing. If I'd been making a geometric pattern, or something less interesting, I would probably not have noticed where I screwed up those few times till much later, and I probably wouldn't have worked so hard at even stitching, etc, etc... this way, the results are obvious, and when I'm done, I have something to show off.
Plus, having the LJ and a following to show off too doesn't hurt either. ;)
I still have four people waiting for me to finish their scarves, a sock and a blanket to knit, but as soon as I've got that out of the way I want to get started on a double helix scarf. It's the first thing I've seen that I really think is cool
I like to start with things that are simple and easily achievable so that I know I'm able to do it. Then when I know I'm not going to make a mess I move on to making something more interesting that I can give away.
Well, I did start with simple - the swatch. The swatch proved I could do knits, and purls. Then, it was just a matter of alternating those stitches. This piece ain't all that hard, it just looks neat.
A DNA scarf seems pretty awesome. If I were planning something useful, I think I'd go for that, too.
I started with a Doctor Who scarf. 12 feet of 12" wide garter stitch--yep, it was good practice. (It'll be done, if I ever get the fringe on.)
Of course, my very first crochet project was a 12x20" filet crochet banner with a lily and Black Letter wording on it. I tend to jump in at the deep end.
The need to learn is much more pressing when you're miles from shore. ;)
Also, yeah, the investment is just higher when you're making something you personally find awesome. This is 100% how I got back into crochet, doing bats and demon mice and elder gods.
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Plus I am a supergenius, after all. And cables are fun.
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Admittedly, as mentioned, I miscounted at least a handful of times and had to go back to fix things several rows later.
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I'm pretty sure I have a Ravelry account, I'll have to see if I can remember my username so I can stalk you there. Seriously, that's an awesome First Actual Knitting Project!
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Plus, having the LJ and a following to show off too doesn't hurt either. ;)
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I like to start with things that are simple and easily achievable so that I know I'm able to do it. Then when I know I'm not going to make a mess I move on to making something more interesting that I can give away.
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A DNA scarf seems pretty awesome. If I were planning something useful, I think I'd go for that, too.
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Of course, my very first crochet project was a 12x20" filet crochet banner with a lily and Black Letter wording on it. I tend to jump in at the deep end.
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Also, yeah, the investment is just higher when you're making something you personally find awesome. This is 100% how I got back into crochet, doing bats and demon mice and elder gods.
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